The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-17
MINNEHAHA'S LOVER,

In the olden time, the legend goes, q
tribe of Cherokees wendell their way
thither and pitched their tents on the
banks of the laughing water" The
warrior braves hunted the mld-eyed
deer in the forest. and the twang of the
bowstring narred the softness of the
turtle doves love song, The squaws
tended their patches of corn and
maize, and the Indian village thrived
and prospeBed. The moons waned and
fulled, and Waned again, many and
many a time, but the smoke of the
camp fire still curled upward, and the
pipe of peace was. smoked again and
again within the wigwam of the Chero-
kee braves. In their unfettered happi-
ness the dusky warriors and the dusky
maidens passed away the hours of the
day, and the pleasures of the hunt were
enchanted by the pleasures of the corn
dance. The sun smiled down in peace
upon the happy village, and the west
wind mildly kissed the Gusky cheeks of
the men, the wives and the maidens.
Among the bravest the of braves
whose tents made up the In 1iau village
was Tohoho. He was as 1.-THE as hick-
CRY, straight as an arrow, strong as the
OAK and fearless as the lion. In the
peaceful chase, or when the war CRY
rang out, he was foremost of all the |
braves. Strange impossible, Il natures !
hero, IN natures home.
of
oTight by the laughing eyes and the |
lovely form Of his daughter-a maiden |
VINO was the one idol of the stern war
n0r's heart and the pride and pet of the |
village. Minnehaha he had named her.
and laughing water" suited her every |
movement. She was slender as the elder,
SuloWy in form, and with wealth of |
me blacklist hair. Her ewes shone like
IIafs IN the sky and her teeth glisteped
y PoilShed ivory. She was the gayest |
suu the most modest of all the maidens
~ tne Cherokee village, and moved in
queen.
many were the Indian braves whose
Sea[s mad been made captive by the
otlght eyes and brighter ways of the
Iovely Mlnnehaha, but to none of her
o1tSoIs had she given the slightest sign
VI encouragement. Returning from the
Suase they brought her the rarest
lopnles OF their skill, but she smiled
Snu put lnem aside. Necklaces of richest
Iues ana all the love tokens of the
lts DAYS were laid at her feet. but
sue Spurned them all with gentleness
out decision.
1ei IndiLerence to those oyertures of
; I've =. RON T tne young braves was crafty
~ Ionoho, for he loved his beauti-
-! daughter SO deeply that he did not
saIe 10 give her ur. He thought of how
.oneiy would be his wigwam if. when
turning from The hunt, the bright
Eyes OF Ninnehaha did not greet him at
ToIoo onFeshold ana her voice did not
IN. Inc legend goes that thus matters
oti y. Ior many, many moons. Despite
80 az .ue enorts made to win her affec
Jous the maiden remained as free So
Inc winds of heaven.
Out one day the braves went ont tn
aunt IN the forests many miles awsV
rom their tents on the stream and
rom the wigwam of Tohoho. While on
.HlS hunt they came upon small marty
VI white men who were prosnecfine
ough the forest. An encounter oc
Tired between the Indian braves and
:leiT natural enemies, which resulted
o rr 'ne death OF all the pale faces, save
U.le, VINO was desperately wounded. He
~ So4 nc have likewise been disposed of
VII ene young braves, had not Tohoho.
lie vas WIN the party, pleaded for his
nor .a of what reason the legend does
c not say. But the young pale face was
n1d to the camp of the Indians. and |,
self. "is"aIn vi 1ohoho him
inc Sae ne remained long time. hover
bbte i touched by his sufferings and
IN handsome, manly form, consented /.
b h. nurse him, and daily spent many
p BANS beside the pale laced stranger
nos; ;sS MS wounds with. herbs, ano
water ' a. * MS lips with the sparkling
Oh i6e spring near by. {
!p1',atn me days went by and the beauti
ito slaen hoyered at his side AM. min. ,
'eieu 10 his sufferipgs, the young mar